Earning a bachelor's degree in engineering is a great investment in your future career. Learn more about the best undergraduate engineering universities by salary.[read more]

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Top 10 Colleges for Engineering Majors

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Annual pay for graduates with a bachelor's degree in this subject matter grouping without any higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 0 to 5 years of experience; mid-career graduates have 10 years or more. See full methodology.

Schools that grant a lot of engineering degrees always rank very highly on our overall school rankings for salary potential, so it's no surprise that the salaries for engineering grads exclusively are even higher. PayScale's 2014-15 College Salary Report has data for engineering graduates from 216 colleges and universities. Find out where an engineering degree leads to the highest paycheck.

Graduates from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), at Annapolis, top the list as the highest-earning engineering grads in their early career ($79,900). The pay rate for USNA grads jumps to $129,700 in mid-career (an increase of $49,800). USNA is number two in the overall PayScale college ranking by salary potential, with 59 percent of alumni also citing high job meaning and 92 percent saying they'd recommend the school to others.

Other colleges that produce high-earning engineering alumni right out of school include: United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point ($79,300 early career, and $120,300 mid-career), McNeese State University ($77,000 early career, and $123,500 mid-career), and California Institute of Technology (CalTech) ($73,700 early career and $125,800). Well-known engineering graduates include: former U.S. President Herbert Hoover, film icon Alfred Hitchcock, and astronaut Alan Shepard.